FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Thursday, July 13, 2023

HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE INVESTIGATING POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BAYONNE

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Shooting Response Team is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Bayonne on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Just after 6:45 a.m., the Bayonne Police Department received a report of a theft from a gas station on 53rd Street near Avenue E. Responding officers located a person of interest at a parking lot in the area of Broadway and 54th Street. After being approached by law enforcement, the male fled the scene in his vehicle, striking two police vehicles and an unoccupied civilian vehicle. One Officer discharged his weapon. The male was located a short time later in the area of Linden Avenue and Scott Street in Jersey City with apparent gunshot wounds. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he is currently in custody with injuries that are not considered life threatening at this time.

In accordance with guidelines by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and NJOAG were notified. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Shooting Response Team is actively investigating this matter. No additional information is available at this time.